Fortunately, the most dangerous type— crocidolite asbestos or "blue" asbestos—has not been reported as a contaminant. According to the ACCC, the recalled products have been sold throughout Australia ...

Despite its deadly history, visitors continue to travel to the ghost town of Wittenoom. By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.

Wittenoom was once a booming asbestos mining town in Australia where families lived surrounded by toxic blue asbestos dust. Over time, exposure led to widespread illness, with more than 2000 deaths ...

Concerns are mounting for the health of thousands of children, educators and their families after children’s coloured sand products were recalled because testing revealed that the products contain ...

Mid-90’s, Victoria Australia construction sites would be shut down by union reps on suspicion of the presence of asbestos, mainly demo work. Workers would be sent to the smoko sheds on full pay while ...

For much of the 19th and 20th century, the mining and use of asbestos saw near-constant growth, with virtually every material used in the construction of homes, offices, ships, road networks and ...